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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In
response to Chuck’s edits: </span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
additional section on the formation of the working group is very helpful as a
basis for discussion on the call, thanks (the timelines are more than ambitious
though). The edits to the ‘Suggested Outline of Woking Group Work
Plan’ section all seem helpful. However, the suggested changes to the
‘proposed purpose’ section are problematic. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>E.g.,
Chuck’s edits would include: "This could include
recommendations for practices that attempt to minimize abusive registration
activities that affect the legal rights o others. That could include measures
to discourage the registration of domain names that infringe intellectual
property rights and minimize abusive registrations." (1st para,
sentences 2 &3). </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We understand these two sentences to mean that the adoption
by new gTLD/sTLD registries of policies or mechanisms to prevent abusive
registrations should be<u> optional</u>. If that is correct, we object.
A requirement for mechanisms to protect the rights of others (including
preventive mechanisms) against abusive registrations is essential. See,
for example, Terms of Reference 2, Paragraph 13, GNSO Initial Report,
Introduction of New Generic Top Level Domains, July 2006 calling for the
introduction of policies to "address domain name registration violations",
as well as the message circulated by Bruce just a few weeks ago (and attached
again). If the edits serve another purpose (e.g. reflect the status of
the PDP Dec05 work) this should be clarified in a way that carries forward and
does not distract from the understanding that protection against abusive
registrations will be a requirement for new TLDs.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Apologies that I will not be able to join the call tonight.
I take it that thankfully Kristina will be on for the IPC. </span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best wishes</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ute</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Gomes, Chuck<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>01
February 2007</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>14:06</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Council GNSO<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [council] FW: Suggested
edits for the SoW for the Working Group on "Protecting the rights of
others"<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Note
that I mistakenly sent this to the RN-WG list instead of the Council.
Please accept my apologies; I wanted to send it out sooner. I hope there
is time to review it before today's meeting.</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Chuck</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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36.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
Gomes, Chuck <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 31, 2007
5:58 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RN-WG Mailing List
(gnso-rn-wg@icann.org)<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Suggested edits for the
SoW for the Working Group on "Protecting the rights of others"<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I would like to first of all thank
Kristina and Ute for their efforts in revising the outline of the SoW for the
proposed Working Group on "Protecting the rights of others". I
appreciate the work they did to incorporate the edits that several of us
suggested.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The attached document contains some
edits that some of us from the RyC recommend be made before the Council takes
action on the SoW in our meeting tomorrow. Note that the edits are
highlighted using the Word tracking function. I will be happy to answer
questions about the suggested edits on this list prior to the meeting and in
our meeting tomorrow. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please note that I added at the end
of the document several paragraphs from the RN-WG approved SoW. My intent
in doing this was to hopefully help us as the Council be able to approve a
document tomorrow that will facilitate a quick startup of the WG. In
particular, I added the paragraphs relating to the following:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Formation of the Working
Group; </span></font><span lang=EN-US>Voting; Membership; Working
Timeline. Note that the Membership paragraphs include language about
an interim chair and permanent chair. Except for the timeline, I simply
cut and pasted the text from the RN-WG; for the timeline, I changed the
language to correspond to what I think to be the targets that may be
desired by the Council.</span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Chuck</span></font></p>
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